Article 8
Article - Reports
- B21 - Availability of data on exposure to tobacco smoke
- B22 - Details concerning data on exposure to tobacco smoke
- C221 - Tobacco smoking banned in all public places
- C2221 - National law providing for the ban
- C2222 - Subnational law(s) providing for the ban
- C2223 - Administrative and executive orders providing for the ban
- C2224 - Voluntary agreements providing for the ban
- C223 - Explanation of type/nature and content of the measures providing the ban
- C224 - Mechanism/infrastructure for enforcement provided
- C225 - Details of the mechanism/infrastructure for enforcement
- C228 - Progress made in implementing Article 8
- C229 - Use of guidelines on Article 8
- C2210 - Details on the use of implementation guidelines
- C2211 - Additional information concerning protection from exposure to tobacco smoke
Article - Updates
- Ethiopia: parliament passing one of the strongest tobacco control legislations in Africa
- Belarus: new regulations on production, trade and consumption of tobacco products
- Niue: tobacco control law passed
- Republic of the Congo: three new decrees adopted to implement the 2012 act
- Benin: the Parliament adopts a new tobacco control law
- India: experts gather to help curbing the menace of smokeless tobacco
- Luxembourg - new anti-smoking regulations came into force on 1 August 2017
- Guyana: new Tobacco Control Bill passed
- Georgia makes a leap in WHO FCTC implementation by adopting new tobacco control legislation
- Pakistan: Provincial governments urged to ensure anti-smoking laws are implemented
- Slovenia passes law to require plain tobacco packaging from 2020
- Malaysia: more public areas becoming smoke-free
- Lithuania: progress on the implementation of the WHO FCTC
- Russian Federation: interregional meeting on tobacco control
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Celebrations of the 2015 “World No Tobacco Day” and launch of the campaign ESPACES NON FUMEURS
- Hungary – the success story of the country’s smoke-free legislation published
- Russian Federation – Smoking ban extended to bars, restaurants and public transport facilities
- Thailand: The Secretariat of the WHO FCTC backs the Public Health Ministry’s new tobacco control law
- Vanuatu: record size pictorial health warnings required
- Hungary: ban on the use of ENDS/ENNDS in work places and public places
- Ukraine: the Parliament praised the implementation of WHO FCTC at its 10th anniversary
- GABON: five implementation decrees adopted by the Council of Ministers
- Peru: the Convention Secretariat funds activities to progress implementation of recommendations of the joint needs assessment
- Kuwait: smoking ban in malls implemented violators may expect fines
- Ukraine: continues to fight the tobacco industry by significantly increasing cigarette tax
- Romania: smoke-free legislation passed
- Gabon: multi-stakeholder meetings to promote tobacco control
- Needs assessment conducted in the Kingdom of Tonga
- United Kingdom: the ban of smoking in private vehicles in the presence of anyone under 18 comes into force in England and Wales
- AUSTRIA: New tobacco control law adopted
- Uganda: New tobacco control law adopted
- Republic of Moldova: new comprehensive tobacco legislation adopted by the Parliament
- Timor Leste: Government calls on new tobacco regulations on World No Tobacco Day
- Cambodia: new law on tobacco control passed
- Ireland: legislation on plain packaging passed by the Seanad
- Kenya : New year brings stronger tobacco control measures
- Republic of Korea: Smoking ban extended
- Brazil the new anti-smoking law took effect
- CHINA Beijing Municipal Government adopt anti-smoking legislation
- Joint needs assessment in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
- ALBANIA: Tobacco control act amended
- FINLAND Action plan to make the country smoke-free by 2040